Keyword
come apart at the seams
Info
FrequencyTop 2000-2100
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 2
Heisig1439
Readings
たん
(43%)
Composed of
thread
define
Used in vocabulary (14 in total)
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
Examples (4 in total)
Someday, the time will surely come when it all falls apart.
In other words, it was doomed to fail from the very beginning.
Eventually, a breakdown occurs in that life as well.